TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Last week’s House vote on ending the US involvement in the war in Yemen saw repeated arguments that the US was no longer providing any direct support to the Saudi invasion. Maj. Gen. David Hill clarified over the weekend that the US Army is in fact still supporting the Saudis. While not going into a Read More…
The Trump Administration has announced Friday, along with a new round of sanctions against members of the Venezuelan government, that they are dispatching US military aircraft carrying aid to the Venezuelan border. The aid can’t get into Venezuela directly, as it is being sent to opposition leader Juan Guaido and with an eye specifically toward endorsing Read More…
In a surprising vote Thursday, the Senate voted 68-23 to pass a resolution from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) expressing opposition to President Trump’s plan to withdraw US troops from Syria, and expressing opposition to any theoretical pullout from Afghanistan that might result from a negotiated deal to end that war. The non-binding resolution was passed Read More…
On Wednesday, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in both the House and Senate announced their intention to reintroduce the War Powers Act challenge to the US participation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The war was never authorized by Congress, and the challenge would require the administration to end US involvement. The Yemen War was initially launched Read More…
Locals in eastern Syria report that US-led coalition airstrikes against Baghouz, the so-called “last village” of ISIS, killed at least eight civilians, all of them from the same family. The slain were reported as three women and five children. Heavy US airstrikes against populated areas have been a recurring source of civilian deaths in this last Read More…
Anger at the Saudi government’s murder of Jamal Khashoggi had many in the US Congress saying that they intend to limit arms sales to the kingdom. The Trump Administration appears to be ignoring that, however, and continuing with Saudi arms deals. The State Department has notified Congress that Saudi Arabia will be receiving major upgrades Read More…